Building construction



Oct. 16, 1934. w. D. MANN 1,977,076

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Original Filed Feb. 14, 1950 widen???Mz'ZZz'amflMarzn ill) Patented (jet. l6, 1934 PATENT orrics 1,977,076BUILDING CONSTRUCTION William D. Mann, Highland Park, Ill.

Application February 14, 1930, Serial No. 428,267

. Renewed February 12, 1934 V 14 Claims. (01. 72-05) v invention relatesto building construction, and particularly to buildings of fireproofconstruction.

One of the objects of the invention is to produce asimple and practicalform of construction.

5 Another object of the invention is to minimize the'amount ofcombustible material entering into the construction of a dwelling.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for securing a floorcovering in a fireproof dwelling. I Anotherobject of the invention isthe production-:of a soundproof construction.

Other objects to be attained will appear in the description and will bepointed out in the claims. 1 In the drawing:-

. Fig. 1 isv a'perspective view of a wall built in accordance with .theinvention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical cross section through the base member; a

Fig. 3 is aplan of the basemember at one of the joints;

Fig. 4' is a perspective view of a core which is to beincorporated-inthe finished member;

- Fig.5 is a perspectiveview of the finished base block ready to be setin position;-

..-:'Fig; 6 is a perspective'view of a metal fastening device; and

Fig. '7 is a fragmental perspective view of a nailing strip: r In sometypes of buildings of fireproof construction itis common practice toomit the Wood flooring usually found in other types and to furnish afloor covering of some kind usually in the form of carpeting orotherfabric which extends from wall towall.

' This invention, among other things, contemplates means for securingsuch a floor covering in position." j

A base member such as is shown in detail in Fig. 5 is produced by takinga core formed of any suitable fire resisting and soundproof material, asshown in Fig. 4, and placing it in a mould which is of sufficient sizeand of proper form to produce the configuration of the sides 1010, whichincludes the bead moulding 11-11, the rabbeted groove 12 and thequarter-rounds at 13-43.

The core 14 has the notches 1515 across the top and the notches l616across the bottom. These notches are primarily for bonding the sides10--10 of the base together.

When the core is arranged in the form as just stated, a mixture ofsuitable aggregates suspended in fluid in sufficient quantity to rendera mass of high plasticity is poured around the core and made to fill themouldandalso to flow across, side to side, in the grooves 15-15 and16-l6. Previous to flowing the plastic material, devices 1717 are laidin the mould and occupy a position within the boundary of each of thelower notches 16 so that when the block is complete, the devices ll'17are incorporated therein and held in position by the plastic substance.The devices 17 are in the form of fiat metal strips andas shown, extendcrosswise of the block below the quarter-rounds and project at bothsides beyond the block.

Itwill be noted that (as shown more clearlyi in Fig. 2) thequarter-round 13 does not extend to the bottom of the block but that adownwardly projecting portion 18 is made to rest upon the floor and thusa space 19 is produced for accommodating a nailing strip 20 which isheld in position by fiat bars 17 which have the holes 1'7 in the endsthrough which nails 21 may be driven to hold the strips in place; thestrips provide means of securing the floor covering indicated at 30.Tacks or other suitable fastening devices, may be driven into the woodnailing strip 20, tacking through the carpet 30, or other floorcovering; it will be noted that the strips 20, being laid closely. tothe projecting portion 18, that each will hold the-other, on theopposite side, from pulling out under the strain of the carpet; thedevices 17 will then be in tension. It may be desirable to use a pad, asindicated at 31, or some other such medium of sound deadening substance,which will incidentally raise the plane of the carpet 30 approximatelyto that of the strip 20. The rabbeted recess 12 is utilized for settingthe wall units or tiles 4040 in position; any available or desirabletile may be used which will have the required fire-resisting property.

The rabbets l2 serve to retain the lower edge of the plaster coating 41and prevent chipping thereof. Where such a construction is used, it isobvious that special provisions must be made to reach electricalfittings, such as the base outlet indicated at 10 and for that purposethe core 14 has the longitudinal bore l l through which the wires 14 maybe run to serve such outlet or outlets.

Thus it will be seen that a neat and desirable construction is providedat very low cost.

The present application illustrates a form of base block that maycooperate with a wall block of the type illustrated and described in mycopending application, Serial No. 428,266, filed February 14, 1930 andmade the basis of another application, Serial Number 532,457, filedApril 4, 1931.

Though I have described a particular detail of construction, it is to beunderstood that it is to be regarded as only one possible embodiment ofthe conception and that many changes and modifications are possiblewithout departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim:

1. In a wall base-board of the character described including a core anda plastic material formed to produce a base-moulding racing on each sideof the said core, notches in the core for bonding the said facings, andstrip-retaining bars imbedded in the material of the iacings.

2. In a wall base-board of the character described, a depending portionat the bottom thereof, forming recesses, symmetrically disposed nailingstrips accommodated in the recesses and abutting against the saiddepending portion in opposed relation to each other, metal barsextending transversely through the said depending portion arranged tooverlie the said nailing strips and adapted to retain them in position.

3. In a wall base-board of the character described, a projecting portionat the bottom thereof forming a recess in which an edge of a floorcovering is adapted to be inserted and covered, and a molding beadextending from the side of the block immediately above the recess.

4. In a wall base-board of the character described, a projecting portionat the bottom thereof forming a recess in which an edge of a floorcovering is adapted to be inserted and covered, and an integral moldingbead extending from the side of the block immediately above the recess.

5. In a wall base-board of the character described, a projecting portionat the bottom thereof forming a recess in which an edge of a floorcovering is adapted to be inserted and covered, a molding beadprojecting immediately above the recess, and a longitudinally extendingbore through said block for accommodating electrical wiring.

6. A wall base-board of integral construction comprising a body, and aprojecting portion of reduced thickness at the bottom thereof to providea recess for concealing the marginal edge of a floor covering.

7. A wall base-board of integral construction comprising a body, aprojecting portion of reduced thickness at the bottom thereof to providea. recess for concealing the marginal edge of a iioor covering, and alongitudinally extending bore in the body to accommodate electricalwiring.

8. A wall base block adapted for use in a wall rising from a floor andprovided with transversely extending bars passing through the block andhaving projecting ends located above the floor to serve as means forholding nailing strips in place.

9. A wall base block adapted for use in a wall rising from a floor andprovided with transversely extending bars passing through the blockabove the floor and having projecting ends provided with apertures toreceive fastening devices for holding nailing strips in place.

10. A wall base block adapted for use in a wall rising from a floor andcast as a unitary structure and provided with transversely extendingbars cast in the block as it is formed, said bars having ends projectingfrom the block above the floor to serve as means for holding nailingstrips in place.

11. A wall base block adapted for use in a wall rising from a floor andhaving a longitudinally extending recess immediately above the floor andalso having transversely extending bars whose ends project into saidrecess above the floor and are adapted to serve as means for holding anailing strip in place. a

12. A wall base block adapted for use in a wall rising from a floor andcast as a unitary structure and provided with a longitudinally extendingrecess extending lengthwise of the block immediately above the floor andtransversely extending bars cast in the block as it is formed and havingprojecting ends which project into said recess above the floor.

13. A wall base block adapted for use in a wall rising from a floor andcast as a unitary structure and provided with a longitudinally extendingrecess extending lengthwise of the block immediately above the floor andtransversely extending bars cast in the block as it is formed and havingprojecting ends which project into said recess above the floor, incombination with a nailing strip placed upon the floor and inserted insaid recess below the projecting ends of said bars, and fasteningdevices securing said nailing strip to said bars.

14. A wall base block adapted for use in a wall rising from a floor andcast as a unitary structure and provided with a longitudinally extendingrecess extending lengthwise of the block immediately above the floor andtransversely extending bars cast in the block as it is formed and havingprojecting ends which project into said recess above the floor, incombination with a nailing said nailing strip and extending from thesame, L

and a floor covering arranged on the pad and nailing strip and havingits edge secured to the latter.

WILLIAM D. MANN.

